Police are investigating the homicide of a 44-year-old Maryland man on Monday. Read more »

Bridget Smith is a recent graduate from the George Washington University where she majored in Journalism and Mass Communication and minored in American studies. Read more »

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Two court-appointed inspectors who confirmed health and safety issues about COVID-19 conditions at the DC Jail are being sent back to see if anything’s changed.  District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued the order April 28, sending Grace M Lopes and Mark Jordan back to the jail to answer specific questions: How inmates who are not being quarantined are able to access medical care?How residents in quarantine and isolation units are being monitored?Is the DC DOC providing consistent and reliable access to legal calls, personal telephone calls, running water, daily showers and clean clothing and linens for inmates in isolation?Do inmates have access to cleaning materials and equipment?Is DC DOC enforcing social distancing?Have staff received training on properly fitting personal protective equipment (PPE), disposing PPE and operations for the non-touch, infrared thermometers?Has the DC DOC gotten a registered sanitarian to oversee an environmental health and safety programs?Has the DC DOC contracted a cleaning service for the secure side of the facility?Has the DC DOC consulted with a public health professional to strengthen the COVID-19 education program for staff and inmates?If DC DOC has consulted with a health professional, have strategies for the education program been implemented? Read more »

With an emergency order issued on April 20, the next stage in a coronavirus case against the DC Department of Corrections' (DC DOC) will decide whether the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia should be added as a defendant as well.  Four inmates, Edward Banks, D’Angelo Phillips, Eric Smith and Keon Jackson, from the DC DOC's jail facilities filed a lawsuit against the department's director and warden on March 30, claiming that the DC DOC willfully disregarded their health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

A federal court judge appointed two individuals April 9 to inspect the DC Department of Corrections (DC DOC) jail facilities. Read more »

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A DC Superior judge decided July 24 to postpone a detention hearing to allow time for the prosecution to respond to a motion the defense filed past its deadline.  Eric Smith is charged with first-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in a drive-by shooting. Read more »

During a June 24 status hearing, defense counsel in a murder case asked DC Superior Court Judge Craig Iscoe to reconsider evidence that was found in discovery. Read more »

The prosecution in a murder case said there was a plan to file a protective order that would ensure that witnesses don't become the targets of retaliation. Read more »